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OF EVENTS All events listed are open to the general public and free except where a fee is noted. Donations to the Patrick County Food Bank are accepted. Inclement Weather Policy: In the event of inclement weather, information about program cancellations will be available through local radio stations and e-mail alerts, and also by calling the Homestead at (276) 694-7181.
7—Monday—Patrick Henry Photography Club. Open to anyone interested in photography. 6:30 p.m. 8—Tuesday—Fitness Support Group. Everyone knows the importance of good nutrition, regular exercise and stress reduction, but sometimes reaching those fitness goals seems more like a chore than an opportunity. With support, however, it’s easier to change habits, solve problems, and find the motivation to transform your life. This group will meet monthly to discuss issues surrounding health, fitness, exercise and diet. Eydie Clifton, facilitator. Free. 6:30 p.m. 9—Wednesday—Homestead Postcard Club. The club will welcome Stuart resident and artist Allen Weidhaas, who will present a program about his background as an artist. The Postcard Club is open to anyone interested in collecting postcards. 7 p.m. 15—Tuesday—Great Books Discussion Group. Facilitated by Don Johnson, the discussion group will explore and discuss literature during its monthly meetings. “The Epic of Gilgamesh” contains the Sumerian story of the deluge, which has many parallels with the story of Noah’s ark. 6:30 to 8 p.m. 17—Thursday—Movie Night: “A Song for Martin” (Swedish 2001). Famous composer Martin meets concertmaster Barbara at one of his performances, and the two fall in love. After divorcing their spouses, Martin and Barbara marry and begin a happy life together. Five years later, as the couple is working on a new opera, Martin is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. As Martin's condition worsens and his personality changes, the couple strain to hold on to the love that once brought them together. Rated PG-13. Refreshments served. Free, but donations to the Patrick County Food Bank are accepted. 7 p.m. 20—Sunday—Homestead Weavers Exchange. The group will meet this month at Carolyn Moore’s house in Burnt Chimney, where they will explore “shadow weaving.” This is also the “Christmas in January” meeting. 2 p.m. 21—Monday—Homestead Decorative Painters Exchange. January business meeting and planning for the new year. Bring any unfinished projects, new products or techniques. Bag lunch. 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. 24—Thursday—Origins III: The Origin of Human Beings. Join David Oliver in this fascinating discussion series on the origin of the universe. Human beings appear late in the history of the universe: in existence for only the past million years, primate kin to mammals from shrew and bear to chimpanzees. The lecture will focus on humans’ possible primate ancestors and explore the many different hominid species like our own Homo Sapiens that came into and passed out of the fossil record (likely because our ancestors annihilated them), leaving us as the sole surviving species. Snow date January 31. Refreshments served. Free, but donations to the Patrick County Food Bank are accepted. 7 p.m. Exhibit Honoring Black History Month: “From Morning to Night: Domestic Service in the Gilded Age South.” Popular notions of “upstairs-downstairs” relationships bring to mind grand estates where a small army of bustling, uniformed staff catered to the lavish lifestyles of American robber barons or the British gentry. This new exhibit by Maymont Foundation in Richmond, offers a different view. This exhibition presents a distinctly Southern perspective on domestic service at the turn of the twentieth century. On display through March. 2—Saturday—Homestead Quilters Exchange. Christina Oosthoek will demonstrate fabric painting and thread painting on fabric. 2 to 4 p.m. 4—Monday—Patrick Henry Photography Club. Open to anyone interested in photography. 6:30 p.m. 5—Tuesday—Fitness Support Group. Meets monthly to discuss issues surrounding health, fitness, exercise and diet. Eydie Clifton, facilitator. 7—Thursday—Book and Author Event: Tim Pegram, “The Blue Ridge Parkway by Foot: A Park Ranger’s Memoir.” Join Pegram for a program and book signing about his backpacking trip along the 469-mile Parkway. Beginning with his experience as a summer college intern, the book also covers the twelve years he spent working as a ranger and contains anecdotes from some of the Parkway’s earliest rangers. A reception for the author will follow. $2 admission. 7 p.m. 10—Sunday—Gospel Celebration Honoring Black History Month. Rev. Burgie Penn coordinates area choirs and musicians for an afternoon of gospel music and praise. 3 p.m. 13—Wednesday—Homestead Postcard Club. Club President Steve Casagrande will discuss the Prospect House located on Mt. Holyoke in South Hadley, MA. The journey will initiate with the birth of the famed Mountain House, then travel through the glory years to the point of desperation and physical ruin. Through the restoration efforts of everyday people, this famous landmark has been brought back to a glimmering structure on the banks of the Connecticut River. 7:00 p.m. 18—Monday—Homestead Decorative Painters Exchange. Silk painting is the topic. Janice Axelson will provide paints/dyes and designs to paint a simple scarf. Each person will need an embroidery hoop and soft brushes. Also, bring a water container, soft towels, and a disappearing tracing pencil/pen. Members may purchase a scarf and dyes for $5.00. Bag lunch. Non-members may participate for $10. 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. 19—Tuesday—Great Books Discussion Group. “Prometheus Bound” by Aeschylus is a classical Greek tragedy arguably authored by the father of drama. The story is significant to the intellectual history of Western civilization, with its rebellious spirit and faith in human progress. 6:30 to 8 p.m. 24—Sunday—“Let ‘Em Have it Just That Way”: The Song Writers of the Harlem Renaissance. The merging of black and white cultures occurred more dramatically in the 1920s than at any other time in American history. After World War I, black leaders concluded that they could not advance their race through politics, education, or economics, and turned to culture instead. The Harlem Renaissance rose from the premise that arts could transform a society. It was, first and foremost, a literary movement. Yet its major figures—including James Weldon Johnson, Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and Zora Neale Hurston—had less effect on the merger than the songwriters and performers who drew thousands of whites uptown to Harlem. The songwriters did more to change America than did the poets. This talk focuses on four of them: Thomas “Fats” Waller, Andy Razaf, James P. Johnson, and Duke Ellington. Presented by Michael Lasser, author of “America’s Songs: the Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley.” 2 p.m. Exhibit: “From Morning to Night: Domestic Service in the Gilded Age South.” Exhibit continues through March 31. 1—Saturday—“Master Your Garden.” Chase away the winter blues and welcome spring by attending a “Spring Garden Symposium” sponsored by the Master Gardener’s Association and Patrick County Cooperative Extension and hosted by the Reynolds Homestead. Horticulture experts will have garden presentations that will satisfy any gardening curiosity. Registration fee of $15 includes all materials and lunch. Advance registration and fees are due by February 22. Call the Homestead to register. 8:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. 1—Saturday—Beginning Weaving Class. Led by Weavers Exchange President Celie Cassady, the class will learn to calculate a warp, dress the loom, and then complete a weaving project. Most supplies are included in the cost of the class; call the Homestead for additional information. Maximum 4 students, so advance registration recommended by February 22. Class is held 3 consecutive Saturdays: 1st, 8th and 15th. Cost $130. Meets in the weavers’ studio downstairs in the Continuing Education Center. Bring a bag lunch. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 1—Saturday—Homestead Quilters Exchange. Carolyn Smith will discuss the rules for making a prize-winning quilt. 2 to 4 p.m. 3—Monday—Patrick Henry Photography Club. Open to anyone interested in photography. 6:30 p.m. 4—Tuesday—Yoga. Instructor Eydie Clifton will lead the group in this 5,000-year old fitness tradition that produces powerful results. Regular Yoga practice can transform the way you look, feel, move, breathe and interact with others. Open to all fitness levels. Class meets 4 consecutive Tuesdays in March: 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat. Class size is limited and advance registration is recommended. $20 fee. 7 to 8 p.m. 5—Wednesday—”The Story of Your Life: A Spiritual Biography” Writing Workshop. Beth Almond Ford will conduct this workshop designed to encourage students to explore the spiritual questions that help shape the meaning of our lives. A fun—and emotionally challenging—way to explore beliefts and learn to express them. There will be group sharing and active participation. No previous writing experience is requred. Class meets for three consecutive Wednesdays. Registration recommended. $15 fee. 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. 6—Thursday—Book and Author Event: Sharyn McCrumb, “Once Around the Track.” Join the Appalachian novelist for a presentation and book signing featuring her latest novel. Returning to the world of NASCAR, McCrumb tells the story of an all-female pit crew sponsored by the female equivalent of Viagra who needs a driver. Enter pretty boy Badger Jenkins, the dangerously handsome, daredevil race car driver who has stolen the hearts of females everywhere. Copies of the book are available at the Reynolds Homestead Museum Store. $5 adults, $2 students. A reception for the author will follow. 7 p.m. 10—Monday—Fitness Support Group. Meets monthly to discuss issues surrounding health, fitness, exercise and diet. Eydie Clifton, facilitator. 6:30 p.m. 12—Wednesday—Homestead Postcard Club. George Pugh of Wirtz, Virginia will present a program on the history of covered bridges in the United States, including the two that are located in Patrick County. 7 p.m. 15—Saturday—Jeanette Williams Band in Concert with Special Guest Johnny Williams. The award-winning and Homestead favorite Jeanette Williams Band returns for its annual concert, featuring guest musician Johnny Williams. Performing a mixture of original, traditional, contemporary and gospel bluegrass, along with acoustic and classic country, JWB offers a variety of music sure to please any audience. Tickets on sale January 15. $10 adults, $5 students. 7 p.m. 16—Sunday—Homestead Weavers Exchange. Shari Hopkins and Celie Cassady will demonstrate the different methods of spinning cotton. 2 to 4 p.m. 17—Monday—Homestead Decorative Painters Exchange. Bonnie Jefferson will provide instructions on how to paint a snowman on a sweatshirt or a t-shirt. Fabric paint/dye will be provided for a small fee. Bring regular paint supplies and a dark shirt. Bag lunch. Non-members may participate for $10. 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. 18—Tuesday—Great Books Discussion Group. Michel de Montaigne’s essays “Of Friendship” and “Of Solitude” concern communicating the way in which ideas reside in the living, temporal person. Don Johnson, facilitator. 6:30 p.m. 20—Thursday—Dinner and a Movie Night. Take the evening off and enjoy dinner and a movie with a theme at the Reynolds Homestead. The featured movie will be “The Chorus” (French 2004). On 15 January 1949, the former music teacher Clément Mathieu arrives in "Fond de l' Etang,” a boarding school for orphans and problematic boys, to work as an inspector. The place is administrated with iron fist by the cruel director, and most of the boys have severe punishments for their faults. Clément decides to teach the boys to sing in a choir in their spare time, and with his methods changes the lives of the boys, of the other employees and his own. 2005 Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. Rated PG-13. Dinner will be a light, French-themed meal, served downstairs promptly at 6:15. The cost is $8 per person for dinner and reservations are required. Attend both events, or either! Dinner 6:15 p.m., Movie 7 p.m.
Exhibits: Patrick Henry Photography Club. The annual exhibit from the Homestead’s Photography Club on display through April 30. Confederate History Memorabilia Exhibit. In honor of Confederate History Month, enjoy this exhibit comprised of artifacts from private collections including rifles, bayonets, scrip and coins, photos, cannon balls and much more. On display through April 30. 5—Saturday—Homestead Quilters Exchange. Charlotte Clark will demonstration the technique of “trapunto” in quilt-making, which produces a raised surface on the quilt. 2 to 4 p.m. 7—Monday—Super Monday Photography Event: Photographing Home Interiors. Instructors for this professional education program are Rick Dawson, CPP, and Bill Garrett. The course will focus on how to take photographs of home interiors using three different methods. Learn to use off camera flashes to fill in shadows and add detail to furniture in the room and how to adjust the white balance of the camera before moving to a raw converter. Finally, understand how to use Adobe Photoshop High Dynamic Range. Cost of the day long course is $99, and registration is through the Professional Photographers of America website: www.ppa.com or call (800) 786-6277. Lunch is available for an additional $8. Open to photographers of any skill level, amateur or professional. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 7—Monday—Patrick Henry Photography Club. Open to anyone interested in photography. 6:30 p.m. 8-9—Tuesday and Wednesday—AARP Driver Safety Class. For seniors who would like to take a driver safety course in order to get an auto insurance discount, the Reynolds Homestead and the AARP are offering this two-day class. The 8-hour refresher course will be taught 4 hours each day and is designed for drivers 50 years of age and older. The cost of the course is $10 and space is limited. To register, call the Homestead. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. 9—Wednesday—Homestead Postcard Club. Bob Orren of Radford will present Part II of a three part program on the New River Valley. He will continue his detailed discussion of the towns and their history. Program concludes in September. 7 p.m. 14-18—Monday through Friday—Beginning Watercolor with Sterling Edwards. The artist brings his world-renowned watercolor instruction to the Homestead for a 5-day workshop for watercolorists of all skill levels. Each day begins with a complete demonstration of watercolor painting, followed by an afternoon of participant painting. A wide variety of subjects and painting styles will be discussed and demonstrated. $250 fee includes 140# paper. Lunch available for $8 each day. Advance registration required. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. 14—Monday—Fitness Support Group. Meets monthly to discuss issues surrounding health, fitness, exercise and diet. Eydie Clifton, facilitator. 6:30 p.m. 15—Tuesday—Great Books Discussion Group. Readings from Blaise Pascal’s “Pensees,” collected posthumously, which surveys several philosophical paradoxes: infinity and nothing, faith and reason, soul and matter, and life and death. Don Johnson, facilitator. 6:30 p.m. 17—Thursday—Dinner and a Movie Night. Take the evening off and enjoy dinner and a movie with a theme at the Reynolds Homestead. The featured movie will be “The Lives of Others” (German 2006), which focuses on the horrifying, sometimes unintentionally funny system of observation in the former East Germany. In the early 1980s, the successful dramatist Georg Dreyman and his longtime companion Christa-Maria Sieland, a popular actress, are bigintellectual stars in the socialist state, although they secretly don't always think loyal to the party line. One day, the Minister of Culture becomes interested in Christa, so the secret service agent Wiesler is instructed to observe and sound out the couple, but their life fascinates him more and more. 2007 Oscar Winner for Best Foreign Language Film. Rated R. Dinner will be a light, German-themed meal, served downstairs promptly at 6:15. The cost is $8 per person for dinner and reservations are required. Attend both events, or either! Dinner 6:15 p.m., Movie 7 p.m. 21—Monday—Decorative Painters Exchange. Jeannie Thomas leads the community service project to benefit the United Way. Bring items related to the outdoors—flower pots, birdhouses, stepping stones, etc., to paint on to donate to the UW auction in May. Members may also bring additional painted items to donate. Bag lunch. 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. 24-27—Thursday through Sunday—Beginner Stained Glass Classes. Taught by Emily Booth of Glass Act Studios in Galax, beginner workshops will be held each day with a separate project completed in each session. In the first session, students will learn the basic techniques of wire work and complete a kite suncatcher. Session 2 will focus on learning internal and external curves and completing a simple butterfly. Session 3 works with small glass pieces and deeper internal curves, and students will make a more complex butterfly. The last session will teach deep slender curves and fine tuning soldering techniques, as well as decorative soldering. The finished project will be a dolphin. Classes may be taken separately, but the projects will be progressively more challenging, so students are encouraged to take as many sessions as possible. Each session is $30 with a $10 material fee. Class size is limited and preregistration by April 15 is required. 2 to 6 p.m. each day. 24-25—Thursday and Friday—Intermediate Stained Glass Class. This course is designed for former students who know the basics of stained glass and have projects currently in progress. Emily will be available to provide assistance and demonstrate techniques. Class size is limited, and preregistration is required by April 15. $50. Bring a bag lunch. 9 a.m to 2 p.m. each day. 26-27—Saturday and Sunday—Intermediate Stained Glass Class. See description above, this is a repeat of the same course. Class size is limited, and preregistration is required by April 15. $50. Bring a bag lunch. 9 a.m to 2 p.m. each day.
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